Conservation of asian elephants working?

The main international agreement in support of asian elephant conservation is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Asian elephants (and most African elephants, with a few controversial exceptions) are listed under Appendix I of CITES which means all international trade in ivory or other elephant parts is forbidden. This is very important as it is international trade (mostly to China and Japan) which has been one of the main factors in driving this species to their current endangered state. However populations of Asian elephants continue to fall, in part due to poaching and illegal trade in ivory (China in particular is the epicentre of the global illegal ivory market) and in part due to dwindling habitat and increased competition with humans.